Sweet treat holds secret to frozen meat mystery

WELLINGTON: Police have managed to identify a burglary suspect after pulling DNA from a halfeaten doughnut abandoned at the scene of the crime.

The catch was made by police scene of crime officers (Soco), area prevention manager Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee said.

‘‘A burglary was reported to a Wellington Business overnight between December 17 and 18, 2020. An amount of frozen meat was stolen by the offenders,’’ Snr Sgt McKee said.

‘‘Police Soco staff attended the scene and completed a scene examination. Located was a halfeaten doughnut.’’

The forsaken sweet treat was seized and sent away for analysis — with great success.

‘‘DNA was extracted and matched to a wellknown Wellington burglar,’’ Snr Sgt McKee said.

Police are now working to find and arrest the suspected burglar. — The New Zealand Herald